Basketwork Hat

A basketwork hat. It has a flat shape, with a rim and two loops at the crown, plaited with string. It has two tassels hanging from the sides. This hat was worn by a man in Kolahum Bande Country . This may refer to modern day Kailahun, in the south-east of Sierra Leone.

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Further Information

• Type: Costume, dress
• Object: Basketwork Hat
• Materials: Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Mende
• Dimensions: 40mm x 300mm x 25mm
• Production Date: Pre 1891
• Associated Places: Kolahun Bande Country; Kailahun
• Associated People: Thomas Joshua Alldridge (Collector)
• Museum: Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
• Accession Number: BMAG:R3483/102

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